Israel’s prime minister has said he holds the Lebanese government responsible for rocket fire launched from its territory, whether the Hezbollah militant group launched the weapons or not. Naftali Bennett’s comments on Sunday came days after one of the heaviest flare-ups in violence between Israel and Hezbollah in several years and indicated Israel could expand its response if the rocket fire continues. Over several days last week, militants in Lebanon launched a barrage of rockets into Israel, drawing rare Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon. Don’t miscalculate by saying that Hezbollah is busy with Lebanon’s problems Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leaderOn Friday, Hezbollah fired additional rockets toward Israel, and Israel responded with heavy artillery shelling. Israel estimates Hezbollah possesses more than 130,000 rockets and missiles capable of striking anywhere in the country.

Source: Irish Independent August 08, 2021 12:11 UTC